A leading academic has sounded the alarm over Britain’s future, warning that unchecked migration, collapsing national unity, precipitously declining social trust, and elite dysfunction could push the country into low-grade civil conflict reminiscent of Northern Ireland’s Troubles or Colombia’s decades-long insurgencies.
David Betts, Professor of War in the Modern World in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, speaking with Harrison Pitt, a writer, policy advisor to Restore Britain, commentator for The European Conservative and New Culture Forum, described a society he believes is “teetering on the brink,” driven by deep cultural divisions and a political class unwilling—or unable—to defend its own people.
“A generation ago, Western nations were cohesive,” Betts said. “Now they’re fragmented into identity-based tribes, competing violently for dwindling resources. The fractures are obvious, and the tinder is piled high. All that’s missing is a spark.”
Hellbound and Down 